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CCDF POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL Effective 10/14/24. 6

1.2 CCDF Waitlist

Definition of Waitlist A list of children who preliminarily meet financial eligibility guidelines, but final eligibility has yet to be determined.

PLEASE NOTE: The Eligibility Office must select the appropriate priority for an Applicant by choosing the category for the highest eligible priority which could be “none.”

1.3 Waitlist Prioritization Policy Families shall be placed on the waitlist and prioritized by the eligibility software in the following order:

1. OMW families enrolling during the OMW year 2. Families under 100% of Federal Poverty in CCDF waitlist is sorted in descending order by CCDF waitlist date and slots are assigned until funds have been exhausted. 3. Child Care Workers are sorted in descending order by CCDF waitlist date 4. Families financially eligible: The remaining state-wide CCDF waitlist is sorted in descending order by CCDF waitlist date and slots are assigned until funds have been exhausted.

On My Way Pre-K Requirements for Eligibility A child who is at least four (4) years old and not yet five (5) years old by August 1 of the year they are applying for services and residing in a CCDF defined household. The application for On-My-Way Pre-K is aligned with the CCDF process. An Applicant or Co- Applicant may provide a completed EEC application to determine pre-eligibility status for the OMW program, including a valid service need, income, and age eligible child. This information can be in written or in verbal form. Enrollment periods for On My Way Pre-k are determined by OECOSL.